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"Oh, everybody has that problem
"Sure, Listen, I'll tell ya, all these guys who are always braggin', even a guy like Wilson here He lowered his voice"Listen, you can't tell me they didn't have the same troublesIt's always hard to get adjusted
He liked GoldsteinThe amalgam of the night, the rustling of the leaves in the wood, worked subtly on him, opening the door to all his uncertainties"Look," he said abruptly, "what do you think of me?" He was still young enough to make this question the climax of any confidential talk Goldstein always answered a question like this by telling people what they wanted to hearHe was not being consciously dishonest; he always generated warmth for the person who asked him louis vuitton diaper bags even if he had never been a friend"Mmm, I'd say that you're an intelligent fellow with your feet on the groundAnd you're kind of ambitious, which is a good thingI'd say you'll probably go places And until this moment he had never quite liked Stanley for exactly these reasons, although he had not admitted it to himselfGoldstein had a formal respect for successBut once Stanley had exposed his weaknesses, Goldstein was ready to make virtues of all his other qualities"You're mature for your age, very mature," Goldstein finished
"Well, I've always tried to do more things than I had to Stanley fingered his long straight nose, scratched at his mustache, which had become scraggly in the past two days"I was president replica miu miu bags of our junior class in high school," he said deprecatingly"I don't mean that that's anything to beat my meat about, but it taught me how to get along with people
"It must have been a valuable experience," Goldstein said wistfully
"You know," Stanley confided, "a lot of the guys in the platoon are pissed off at me 'cause I came in after them and made corporalThey think I brown-nosed and there ain't a goddam bit of truth in thatI just kept my eyes open, and did what I was told to do, but I'll tell ya it's a damn sight harder job than you realizeThese guys who been around in the platoon for a long time, they think they own it, when all they do is fug-off on the details, and just try to make it hard for youThey chanel handbags for sale give me a pain in the ass His voice became husky with admission"I know I got a tough job, and I don't say I haven't made mistakes, but I'm learning, and I want to try hardCould anyone ask for more than that?"
"No, they couldn't," Goldstein agreed
"I tell you, I've watched you, Goldstein, and you're a good manI've seen the way you work on details, and no noncom could ask for moreI don't want you to think it ain't appreciated Indefinably, Stanley felt superior to Goldstein once more; his voice, warm, pliable, had the faintest touch of condescensionHe was the noncom talking to the rookieEffectively, he had forgotten that two minutes before he had waited tensely for Goldstein to say that he liked him
Goldstein louis vuitton speedy 30 was pleased, and yet his satisfaction was cloyedThat's what it's like in the Army, he told himselfThe opinion of a youngster is so important
Wilson was moaning againThey stopped talking, and turned about in their blankets, propped on their elbows to listenBrown, with a sigh, had sat up, and was trying to soothe him"What's the matter, boy, what's the matter?" he asked softly, as if trying to comfort a puppy
"Ohh, mah belly is killin' me
Brown wiped away his perspiration"Who's this talking to you, Wilson?"
"That's you, Brown, ain't it?"
"YeahWilson must be betterIt was the first time he had recognized him"How're you feelin', Wilson?"
"Ah'm okay, but Ah cain't see a damn thing
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